Health Sciences and Practice Faculty

The School of Health Sciences and Practice faculty, including emeriti faculty, consists of healthcare practitioners and industry-based professionals dedicated to enhancing the student experience. Our faculty members engage in groundbreaking research, push the boundaries of current knowledge, and add unique perspectives to classroom lectures and clinical rotations in public health, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.

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Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A.

Vice President for Government AffairsDean; Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & PracticeProfessor, Pediatrics | School of Medicine
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Amy Ansehl, M.S.N., D.N.P., RN, FNP-BC

Senior Associate Dean for Student Experience; Associate Professor, Public Health; Director, Applied Practice Experience, Public Health; Director of Community Outreach and Education (CEHCHV), Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Kathryn Ballerini, M.S. '03, CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Nisha Beharie, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Stefanie Blanco, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, ATP

Assistant Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of Clinical Education, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Adam Block, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Denton Brosius, M.A., Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for eLearning, Public Health; Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Chia-Ching Chen, M.A., M.S., Ed.D., CHES

Professor, Public Health; Director of Advanced Certificate in Health Education | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Catherine L. Curtis, M.A., Ed.D., PT

Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Janet Dolot, M.S., D.P.T., Dr.P.H.’ 14, PT, OCS

Division Chief, Physical Therapy; Associate Professor, Physical Therapy; Program Director | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Elizabeth Drugge, Ph.D., M.P.H.'12

Associate Professor, Public Health; Director of Campus Collaborative Research (CCR) | School of Health Sciences & PracticeDirector of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curricular Theme | School of MedicineAdjunct Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical Sciences
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Kathleen Franklin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Sonia Nikki Gawronski, D.P.T., PT, GCS, CEEAA

Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy; Director of Clinical Education, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences; Division Chief, Speech Language Pathology; Academic Program Director, Speech Language Pathology; Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of Speech Perception and Production Lab, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D., M.A.

Vice Dean; Professor, Physical Therapy & Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Parmveer Kaushal, D.P.T., M.P.T., PT, CCS (ABPTS)

Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Maureen Kennedy, M.S. '04, Dr.P.H. '11, CPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Public Health; Director, Dr.P.H. Program, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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David S. Markenson, M.D., M.B.A.

Medical Director and Director, Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters; Director, Center for Disaster Medicine; Senior Associate Dean for Research | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Monica McHenry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of the Speech and Voice Physiology Lab, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice